Dementia resident survival guide

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mounika Lakhmalla, MBBS[2]

Overview

The first sentence of the overview must contain the name of the disease. Dementia is defined as a decline in cognition which is significant enough to interfere with independent, daily functioning.It is characterized by a decline in one or more cognitive domains like learning and memory, executive function, language, complex attention, perceptual-motor, social cognition.

Causes

Life Threatening Causes

Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.

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Common Causes

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Diagnosis

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Treatment

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Do's

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Don'ts

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